Manuel López Poy

Manuel López Poy —Sarria (Lugo), 1958— is a journalist and the author of books such as Camino a la libertad, historia social del blues; Todo Blues; Los días azules, historias de blues; Entre el cielo y el infierno, efemérides del blues, and Blues, la novela gráfica.

He edits the Anuario de Blues, published by the Societat de Blues de Barcelona, and is the scriptwriter of documentaries such as Barnablues, la història del blues a Barcelona and Hondarribia Crossroads. He is also the author of works of fiction such as the collection of stories Aires de tormenta, and is a writer of graphic novels.

For 40 anys de Blues a Barcelona he has written the biographies of all the musicians portrayed in it, combining journalistic rigour with blues passion to give voice to a scene he has known at first hand since its origins.